I’m trying something new around sharing travel photos — several of my lovely friends and family have asked if I would share pictures from the road, so here is a first attempt at a series of snapshots from our trip.

But before I got stuck in to the Indian food, I had to see what all was available. I’ve been craving congee for weeks, but it’s hard to know if restaurant versions are vegetarian or not. In India, the problem is solved with a green dot indicating a vegetarian dish (and you know there’s no sneaky meat that way!) — so I had breakfast congee with scallions, peanuts, and chiles: